2023 media releases
View DOC media releases from 2023.

East Coast

Date: 20 December 2023
Reopening Morere Hot Pools has taken took a major step forward, with the beginning of remedial major infrastructure works at the site.

Date: 13 December 2023
Today, a new free guide to help improve well-being by connecting with nature for therapy is available in Tairāwhiti Gisborne.

Date: 22 November 2023
A Gisborne man who repeatedly poached crayfish from a marine reserve has been sentenced to two months jail for what a judge described as deliberate night-time offending.

Date: 20 November 2023
An air rifle has been used to shoot a protected bird found dead on a beach near Gisborne, prompting DOC staff to appeal to the public for information.

Date: 17 February 2023
People are being urged to check tracks, huts and campsites are open before attempting to visit conservation land in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Date: 12 February 2023
DOC facilities throughout Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and the Hawke’s Bay have been closed to the public as Cyclone Gabrielle heads toward the country.